Originally Posted by REF 5

SWA could be Sears and Kodak too. Make no bones about it, in the airline industry nobody is safe. Many friends that work at big D, believe me, they complain about the same crap. The margins these companies create compared to other industries is horrible. It's unbelievable that the airline industry that created a high single net margin is considered good. Everybody looks at the absolute dollar amount because its big but when look at through a efficiency point of view(margins)its horrible. Airlines business is bad but a necessary business in the economy.